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Deconstructing post-exertional malaise: An exploratory factor analysis
Stephanie L McManimen, Madison L Sunnquist, Leonard A Jason
DePaul University, USA
Abstract
Post-exertional malaise is a cardinal symptom of myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome. There are two differing focuses when defining post-exertional malaise: a generalized, full-body fatigue and a muscle-specific fatigue.
This study aimed to discern whether post-exertional malaise is a unified construct or whether it is composed of two smaller constructs, muscle fatigue and generalized fatigue. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted on several symptoms that assess post-exertional malaise.
The results suggest that post-exertional malaise is composed of two empirically different experiences, one for generalized fatigue and one for muscle-specific fatigue.
Keywords: chronic fatigue syndrome, factor analysis, myalgic encephalomyelitis, operationalization, post-exertional malaise
http://hpq.sagepub.com/content/early/2016/08/23/1359105316664139.abstract
Stephanie L McManimen, Madison L Sunnquist, Leonard A Jason
DePaul University, USA
Abstract
Post-exertional malaise is a cardinal symptom of myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome. There are two differing focuses when defining post-exertional malaise: a generalized, full-body fatigue and a muscle-specific fatigue.
This study aimed to discern whether post-exertional malaise is a unified construct or whether it is composed of two smaller constructs, muscle fatigue and generalized fatigue. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted on several symptoms that assess post-exertional malaise.
The results suggest that post-exertional malaise is composed of two empirically different experiences, one for generalized fatigue and one for muscle-specific fatigue.
Keywords: chronic fatigue syndrome, factor analysis, myalgic encephalomyelitis, operationalization, post-exertional malaise
http://hpq.sagepub.com/content/early/2016/08/23/1359105316664139.abstract
https://www.facebook.com/leonard.jason.12/posts/10208456959794536Leonard Jason on Facebook said:Newest online publication from the DePaul group:
McManimen, S. L., Sunnquist, M. L., & Jason, L. A. (2016). Deconstructing post-exertional malaise: An exploratory factor analysis. Journal of Health Psychology, 1-11. Published online August 25, 2016. doi: 10.1177/1359105316664139
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